Indy 500 ambulances

[Pascal Michels]

Hello,
I'm newly registered on this site and I'm looking for pictures of the ambulances used at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
I already have found some pics that I will share here.
Please send your photos.

 

[Pascal Michels]

Here is the first IMS ambulance in 1909 : it seems to be a Premier

 

[Pascal Michels]

Then in 1910 : a Rapid

 

[Pascal Michels]

Then in 1916, the track hospital :

 

[Bill Marcy]

Hello Pascal, welcome to the forum! Thanks for the pictures, they are interesting to look at.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

one of our members did a long presentation of these back on the old web site. if I'm not mistaken he received most of them from the speed way these shots poste are part of them.

 

[Pascal Michels]

one of our members did a long presentation of these back on the old web site. if I'm not mistaken he received most of them from the speed way these shots poste are part of them.

Could you please give me the link to those old posts ?

 

[Adam Borkat]

I don't have any photos to share, but I know Conkle Funeral Home supplied a lot of ambulances spanning a few decades for the races. Also, if you can get a hold of The Professional Car issue #105, 3rd quarter of 2002, you'll find an article and photos on the Indy ambulances.

 

[Pascal Michels]

I don't have any photos to share, but I know Conkle Funeral Home supplied a lot of ambulances spanning a few decades for the races. Also, if you can get a hold of The Professional Car issue #105, 3rd quarter of 2002, you'll find an article and photos on the Indy ambulances.

Sadly I can't find this magazine on the web

 

[Adam Borkat]

Sadly I can't find this magazine on the web

Check with Matt Taylor through the PCS store. A back issue may be available.

http://www.professionalcarsociety.info/index_files/Merchandise.htm

PS As a passionate car aficionado, I am very jealous you are so close to Mulhouse!

 

[Pascal Michels]

Mulhouse is an incredible museum with tons of Bugatti and more cars than you can imagine !!!
Thank you for the link.

 

[Pascal Michels]

Now, here's a pic of an ambulance at Indianapolis 500 in 1941 on Wilbur Shaw accident :

 

[John ED Renstrom]

I have no idea were to locate any thing on the old web site now. JOHN R SOMEone help me out here he lives Indianapolis. does not check in here much any more but does on the face book . He was the one that checked them out and did the article

 

[Pascal Michels]

40's

Thank you.
I'm sure we will find those pics.

Now for the 40's :
- 1946 : some Dodge WC ambulances in the background


-1947 :




- 1948 :








- 1949 :

 

[Pascal Michels]

Not sure of the year for this Cadillac
Could someone help me ?

 

[Adam Borkat]

JOHN R SOMEone help me out here he lives indianapolis.

John Rabold

 

[Steve Tarbert]

The private service that I worked for in 1976 bought what was supposedly the LAST 1976 full sized Miller Meteor Critierion that had been used for the 500 race that year. Sadly, I have not been able to find any pics of it. As I recall, it was loaded with options but did not have a Q siren.

 

[Pascal Michels]

According to the commentary of the following picture, the last Miller Meteor where this 1977 car :

 

[Pascal Michels]

You can see this M/M Cadillac in the pits at the 1977 Indy 500 :

 

[Pascal Michels]

And here are some pics with the 1976 Indy 500 ambulance :